''Gestation III'' is a 1990 wooden sculpture by Baile Oakes, installed in

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's Palisades Park, in the United States. The sculpture measures approximately 10 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 6, and was surveyed by the

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' program in 1994. According to the ''Santa Monica Mirror'', the work "aligns visually with the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice sunset" and "draws a small group to watch the winter solstice sun set".

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